McGlinchey has been a key in the Mariners midfield this season, guiding the club to their third straight A-League Grand Final, where they will take on expansion club Western Sydney Wanderers at Allianz Stadium on Sunday.

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Andrew Slevison is an avid sports fan, particularly of the world game. The Melbourne, Australia native, who has spent time living in London and travelling South America, takes a keen interest in the English Premier League and Major League Soccer and rates his best live footballing moment as the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil.